Senior Procurement Specialist

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At Alcoa, you will become an essential part of our purpose: to turn raw potential into real progress.

The way we see it, every Alcoan is a work-shaper, team-shaper, idea-shaper, world-shaper.

As a specialist within Alcoa, you can help fulfill our purpose and realize our vision to reinvent the aluminum industry.

Be part of the team that is helping shape a better workplace with a better work-life balance and the equal opportunities that help everyone thrive.

You have the power to shape things and individuals to make them better.

About the Role:
The Senior Procurement Specialist, Refinery of the Future, acts as the Single Point of Accountability (SPA) to the Global Procurement leadership, for all procurement requirements relating to the Refinery of the Future Program in Brazil.

This will include the strategic procurement strategy (and alignment to the overall global / regional Alcoa business and procurement strategies), sourcing execution, contract management, expediting, and other related activities including compliance to Alcoa’s regional / global processes, policies, and procedures.

This role provides leadership in category management, program and project contracting strategy, strategic sourcing, commercial innovation, TCO analysis, contract management and dispute resolution.

Other key responsibilities include:


* The Senior Procurement Specialist – Refinery of the Future (ROF) role will drive competitive advantage by aligning the Program business case and requirements to business and procurement strategies, ensuring consistency with regional and global business and procurement strategies.


* The incumbent will work closely (at various levels) with a broad range of stakeholders to ensure congruence between Program objectives, individual project objectives and procurement plans to effectively deliver the project requirements and a focus to manage all commercial and business risks, reduce total cost of ownership, and deliver to tight project schedules.


* Take a leading role within critical / high risk contracts and the corresponding governance structures, including at the global level.


* Collaborates with various teams to develop, plan and execute procurement strategies for equipment, materials, and services to meet the ROF Program objectives.


* Lead Requests for Information (RFI), Requests for Proposal (RFP) and negotiations of contracts (including confidentiality agreements) on critical and complex packages to meet project schedules and business goals.


* Minimize commercial risk through the implementation and management of robust commercial and contractual terms, whilst reducing the total cost of acquisition and ownership.

What you can bring to the role:


* Bachelor’s Degree in Strategic Procurement, Supply Chain Management, Purchasing, Business, Engineering or related;  Master’s degree is highly desirable.


* Well-developed verbal and written communication skills - Bilingual (...